News Releases and Statements

A local man was sentenced on Tuesday to 17 ½ years in prison for receiving child pornography. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led the investigation.

On Oct. 14, 18,640 pieces of counterfeit merchandise were seized from within the D.C. Farmer's Market on the corner of Fifth Street Northeast and Neal Place Northeast by special agents with U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and officers with the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). 11 people were arrested.

Andre George Mehilove pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Monday to manufacturing counterfeit postage-meter stamps in a case investigated by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in cooperation with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS). Mehilove admitted that he created counterfeit postage-meter stamps using his personal computer...

Peter Joshua Johns, 20, is charged with two counts of receiving child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

Timothy Murphy of Nashville, Tennessee, was sentenced on Oct. 13 to serve 72 months in prison for one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. This sentence was the result of an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Murphy's computer contained over 15,000 images of child porn.

Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Shadow Wolves patrol unit seized nearly two tons of marijuana on the Tohono O'odham Nation Friday.

Angel Landin, 46, a former Selma, Calif., police officer was sentenced Friday to six years and eight months in prison on charges of receiving child pornography stemming from an investigation by ICE's HSI.

Ten individuals were sentenced Friday for their involvement in a large-scale conspiracy to possess and distribute anabolic steroids in Texas and Louisiana, following an investigation by ICE's HSI, U.S. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, and the Louisiana State Police.

Marcus Wilson, 52, of Livingston County, Mich., was sentenced after pleading guilty to production of child pornography and transportation of a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade, Eastern District of Michigan, and Brian M. Moskowitz, special agent in charge of ICE HSI's Michigan office.

The owner of New Arrival Immigration Service and an employee were indicted Friday on federal immigration fraud charges in a scheme involving hundreds of Chinese nationals who sought asylum based on phony claims they fled China due to persecution resulting from their Christian beliefs. Haoren Ma and his employee, Minghan Dong, were indicted after...

David Helander, 64, of Brighton, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.

Christopher Anderson, 38, of Evansville, Ind., was sentenced to 126 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney. Anderson was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release following his release from prison.

A 22-year-old U.S. Army soldier faces 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Oct. 12 to child pornography charges.

Nathan John Meaux was sentenced this week to serve 10 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). According to court documents, Meaux had been downloading and viewing child pornography for several years from his home computer.

The owner and manager of the La Jolla, Calif., bakery The French Gourmet, Inc., pleaded guilty Thursday to a longtime practice of hiring illegal aliens following a four-year probe by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Michel Malecot and Richard Kauffmann pleaded guilty to the felony offense of hiring at least 10 illegal aliens...

A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to importing ecstasy illegally into the United States. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison and a fine of $2 million. This investigation is being conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Rodney Mendez, 27, aka "Pee Wee," pleaded guilty in July to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

A federal grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday in Bridgeport charging nine individuals for their alleged participation in a marriage fraud scheme.

Law enforcement authorities on Thursday arrested six members of the Texas Mexican Mafia (TMM) and their associates following two federal drug indictments, announced U.S. Attorney Robert Pittman, Western District of Texas.

Crystal Tijerina of Caldwell, Idaho, was sentenced Thursday to 12 months and one day in federal prison for mail fraud and misuse of U.S. government seals as a result of an investigation by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

The proprietor of a law firm and 11 other individuals were charged Tuesday with operating a massive immigration fraud mill through a Manhattan-based law practice.

The president of a San Diego-area car wash and its business manager are facing federal charges following a seven-month investigation into the company's hiring practices by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Jamaican law enforcement officers searched a total of 12 locations and arrested 14 individuals.

A major multi-agency law enforcement operation headed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Pinal County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) resulted in the execution of 12 search warrants and the arrest of 17 suspected smugglers in central and southern Arizona Thursday.